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MSU Takes A Divine Tour Memphis on the Mississippi, which has always proudly acknowledged its ties to Memphis on the Nile, warmly greeted its latest opportunity to look at the glory which is Egypt when A Divine Tour of Ancient Egypt opened in October at the University Gallery. More than 75 Egyptian antiquities and art objects went on display in what the Art Department called its most ambitious project to date. Students and the commu- nity were afforded a rare glimpse of statuary, reliefs and papyri of this ancient civilization. The pieces represent Egyptian culture from 3500 B.C. to the seventh century. The objects were painstakingly collected from such donors as the British Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In addition, both the City of Memphis and the Memphis Pink Palace Museum loaned pieces. Numerous anonymous col- lectors contributed works to complete the exhibit. Heralded as the largest exhibition of Egyptian antiquities in this part of the country since the visit of the Treasures of Tutankhamun , the exhibit opened Oct. 6 with a fanfare of belly dancers, Arabian horses and visiting dignitaries. Egyptian Ambassador Dr. Ashraf Ghorbal also paid a call. Students greeted the arrival during half- time of the Virginia Tech game, as the University Band played King Tut while forming Egyptian symbols, and belly dancers gyrated across the field. Divided into four sections, the Divine Tour explored ancient Egyptian concepts of religion, focusing upon the major centers of worship; Memphis, Thebes and Abydos. Some of the highlights included statues of Isis and Horus, the Triad of Deities from ancient Memphis, a life-size statue of the lion-headed goddess Sakhmet, and the mummy of Ankh Ptah Hotep, who died during the first century. Also on display was the gallery ' s own permanent collection of Egyptian art, the only such collection in the Mid-South. A lecture series by a group of world- famous Egyptologists accompanied the exhibit. The exhibit and lectures were both free and open to the public. The program was made possible through grants from Union Planters National Bank, Republic Airlines, the Tennessee Commit- tee for the Humanities and Walker and Associates, Inc. 22 Divine Tour
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